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2 Samuel 1:6

2 Samuel 1:6
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the young man that told him,.... So it seems he was, and therefore could not be Doeg, more likely his son of the two; but there is no reason to believe he was either of them, who cannot be thought…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Samuel 1:1-10

Here is, I. David settling again in Ziklag, his own city, after he had rescued his family and friends out of the hands of the Amalekites (Sa2 1:1): He abode in Ziklag. Thence he was now sending…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

As I happened by chance He represents himself as accidentally finding Saul, while wandering over Mount Gilboa in the confusion of the rout. See note on 2Sa 1:1.

mount Gilboa See note on 1Sa 28:4.

Saul…